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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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